as a plumbing and electrical sales specialist I know ways to help you with that if you want something you can take out when you leave. it all depends on how the waterlines are set under the sink. PM me if you want advice.
They did?
I mean, I see the shuffle in playlists, but ...
Ah, you mean the "Just shuffle my entire library" button. Yeah.
--Patrick
The marinade for last night's chicken had turmeric in it. Of course I had my hands in it to mix everything around. My fingernails are now stained yellow-orange. :/
What's happened to you now, m'ewok?
GasBandit
Staff member
I have a pair of jeans that are permanently stained yellow because of this very spice. And some cutting boards. And a wooden spoon or three.
Screw early 2000s vw headlight assemblies in particular! I spent 30-45 minutes disassembling the passenger side last night to get the bulb number and remove the dead one. I decided that I would do both and make sure my mother had good long term bulbs so I wouldn't have a gradient blowout. Thus, I spent literally 2 hours this morning putting that side in and back together then doing the drivers side which was WORSE! BLECK!
I finished just in time for my mother to leave for the hospital with working headlights to pick up my terminally ill father. My mother was apologetic, I was just pissed at how much work it all was for two little bulbs!
I finished just in time for my mother to leave for the hospital with working headlights to pick up my terminally ill father. My mother was apologetic, I was just pissed at how much work it all was for two little bulbs!
Well, that's what you usually rant about. Wizard's First Rule, and all that.
--Patrick
My parents have an early 2000 Citroen. Imagine my father's surprise and ire when he figured out that, to replace the headlights, you have to take out the whole engine, which you can't do yourself on pain of losing the warranty. Blegh.
The worst part about having the folks at home/on break from work is being consistently reminded that I need friends and/or a hobby.
The thing is, I have a hobby, but it isn't one my folks like, so it doesn't count. I like sitting in my room playing games/reading/etc because I work in a restaurant and go to classes and sometimes I just want to be in a space that's mine doing what I want to do.[DOUBLEPOST=1435946320,1435946220][/DOUBLEPOST]
The thing is, I have a hobby, but it isn't one my folks like, so it doesn't count. I like sitting in my room playing games/reading/etc because I work in a restaurant and go to classes and sometimes I just want to be in a space that's mine doing what I want to do.[DOUBLEPOST=1435946320,1435946220][/DOUBLEPOST]
VW's in general are a ridiculous pain to work on. My brother's Bug is a constant chore and my mom used to have one of their Eos or whatever it's called and almost every part of the motor had some kind of plastic casing that had to be removed before you could do anything.
WITNESS MEAT!
4th of July, or as I like to call it, Thanks For Scaring The Shit Out Of My Dogs...of July.
aka "Knock That Shit Off, My Kid Is Ttying To Sleep... of July"
My dog Ralph got a little excited when all the neighbors around the lake started shooting off fireworks. So I put him on a leash and took him outside and he rather enjoyed the show. I guess not knowing the big booms got him nervous, but once he knew what was happening he calmed down. Of course it helps that he is a gun dog.
Filthy atheist here, wife's a Christian, I accompany her to church every Sunday. This week, the pastor was talking about earthly riches vs. heavenly riches (Revelation 3:17 and all that), when he suddenly goes on a completely unrelated tangent about the recent dust explosion in a water park in Taiwan, which injured around 500 people and has caused 2 deaths so far, and how it was caused by the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage in the US.
Seriously, that's what he said. He said the dust explosion happened at a "color play" party in Taiwan, which are fairly common, and involve rainbow-colored powder being spread over partygoers. He also said that a lot of people in Taiwan used Facebook's rainbow filter on their profile pictures after the Supreme Court decision. So (and this is seriously what he said) the rainbow powder showed that the party organizers were gay sympathizers, and all the rainbow Facebook profile pictures made God punish the Taiwanese for... something or another, at this point I walked out.
EDIT: Okay that's not true, I didn't walk out, because that would've been too dramatic. Instead, I stopped listening, pulled out my phone, and started browsing Reddit, in a much more passive-aggressive way of responding.
Seriously, that's what he said. He said the dust explosion happened at a "color play" party in Taiwan, which are fairly common, and involve rainbow-colored powder being spread over partygoers. He also said that a lot of people in Taiwan used Facebook's rainbow filter on their profile pictures after the Supreme Court decision. So (and this is seriously what he said) the rainbow powder showed that the party organizers were gay sympathizers, and all the rainbow Facebook profile pictures made God punish the Taiwanese for... something or another, at this point I walked out.
EDIT: Okay that's not true, I didn't walk out, because that would've been too dramatic. Instead, I stopped listening, pulled out my phone, and started browsing Reddit, in a much more passive-aggressive way of responding.
Wow, he's really reaching to connect those dots.
Yeah, the pastor's a pretty cool guy most of the time, as is the church in general. It's just that when it comes to LGBT issues, they're pretty fundamentalist. It's a pity, because it's a Presbyterian church, and AFAIK the Presbyterian church in the US is pretty cool with gay people.Wow, he's really reaching to connect those dots.
It just boggles my mind that this guy went up in front of everyone and basically said "God set five hundred people on fire because a country on the opposite side of the world gave gay people equal rights regarding marriage."
That's why fire engines are red.Wow, he's really reaching to connect those dots.
--Patrick
IMO, he just stopped being a pretty cool guy. This is the kind of crap Pat Robertson makes headlines for when he places blame on the courts or gays for a natural disaster or terrorist incident.
figmentPez
Staff member
Depends on the branch of the Presbyterian church. There are 7+ different Presbyterian denominations in the United States, and their stances on homosexuality vary widely, and a there's a lot of unrest in many of them because of differences between beliefs at a local level compared to regional or national leadership. It's a real kerfuffle. The church I spent most of my life at split from the PCUSA and joined the EPC, after briefly considering going to the ECO.
Honestly, I see what you're saying, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't lose a lot of respect for him. But I see him every week, sometimes more than once, so I have a more three-dimensional impression of him. He's not just a guy who goes on stage spouting homophobic rhetoric. I've seen him in two different hospitals, contributing his time and energy to helping and comforting the sick and elderly. He organized an annual flea market, which takes place every summer, at which people can donate their second-hand stuff for sale. All proceeds go to helping the needy. I also saw him talking to some troubled kids in his church, inviting them to come to the church and do their homework there, because they had nowhere else to go after school.
Hell, he agreed to let me and my wife get married in his church, even though I'm a filthy atheist. The pastor before him wouldn't allow any marriages in the church unless both the bride and the groom were baptized Presbyterians. As far as pastors go, this guy might not be perfect, but he's generally all right. Apart from the part where God set people on fire, of course.
GasBandit
Staff member
GAAHH. Whenever our owner gets involved in any of the operations of the station, it makes whatever is happening twice as stupid, three times as confusing, and take 10 times as long to accomplish. All, of course, requiring REPLY TO ALL e-mails to 9 people who are just as exasperated.
I've got my pipe. Where's the end of the line?
Sure!
Ow! My nose!